Woman Gives Birth To Octuplets

California Octuplets The six girls and two boys weigh between 1.8 pounds and 3.4 pounds. They're the world's second live-born set of octuplets.

by The Associated Press

Published: Mon, January 26, 2009 - 7:06 pm CST

BELLFLOWER, Calif. (AP) - A woman has given birth to eight
babies in a hospital south of Los Angeles, the world's second
live-born set of octuplets.
Dr. Karen Maples told KCAL-TV that the babies were born Monday
at Kaiser Permanante and were "doing quite well."
The hospital says the mother, who asked not to be identified,
gave birth to six girls and two boys weighing between 1.8 pounds
and 3.4 pounds.
Dr. Harold Henry told KCAL that "they were all screaming and
kicking around very vigorously."
The first live-born octuplets were born in Houston in 1998, and one baby died about a week later. The surviving siblings — girls Ebuka, Gorom, Chidi, Chima and Echerem, and their brothers Ikem and Jioke — celebrated their 10th birthday in December.
Their parents, Nkem Chukwu and Iyke Louis Udobi, said they are astonished and grateful that their children have grown up to be healthy and active kids who are now in the fourth grade.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Sirk Says:

Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 9:22 pm

uh oh, we could have another “unobama”...oops I think that was Unabomber.

well, could be dosabama, tresobama, cuatrobama, cincobama, seisobama,sietebama, ochobama or ouchobama.

rosepetal Says:

Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 8:10 pm

good one nobamagrl, lol.

nobamagrl Says:

Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 8:08 pm

Hey I got a name, Octobama!!! How bout that sirk?

Sirk Says:

Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 7:37 pm

I wonder how many of these children will have some part of their name “obama”.

DEW26M Says:

Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 7:17 pm

GREAT, another excuse for a LAME TLC REALITY TV show. Nothing better than to waste 30 mins a day watching someone else care for 8 screaming kids, hahahahaha. I got my hands tied up with the one infant I have in my home, I would probably have to fake my own death if I had eight to deal with.